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Chapter 07
“Hehe.”
At 6 a.m., Yun-a was the first to wake up.
It was finally the first day of business.
‘Uncle said I can cook well too.’
She might become an awakened person as well.
Before becoming an adult, she could even become a better cook than her uncle.
Her uncle had clearly said:
“Let’s work hard…!”
“Yun-a, you woke up early?”
“Uncle! I woke up early to start selling quickly!”
Yun-a smiled as she hugged her uncle, who looked half-asleep.
“…We’re starting at noon. There’s still a lot of time, so you can sleep more.”
“Huh? No… I want to cook…”
“Then, should we make breakfast together?”
“Y-Yes!!”
Seeing Yun-a raise her hands in excitement, he chuckled.
Hyun-joon smiled and took ingredients out of the fridge.
Toast.
That was today’s breakfast and the menu.
“Wait a bit, Yun-a.”
He started making a typical street toast.
The simplest, yet the most delicious one.
‘First, melt butter in the pan and toast the bread.’
Then he beat eggs in a bowl and added finely chopped vegetables (cabbage, carrot, green onion) and salt. He poured the egg mixture into a square pan.
Using a special toast pan with a square mold, the eggs cook in the perfect shape and size.
‘Good.’
After the eggs were cooked, he grilled ham or bacon.
Now, place the egg and bacon on the toasted bread, then cover it with cheese and another slice of bread.
‘Done.’
This was the most basic street toast.
‘The point is when the freshly grilled bacon is hot, the cheddar cheese melts slightly.’
The cheese melted nicely, so it was perfect.
“Yun-a, try this.”
“Okay! It’s yummy!”
Nom
“It’s tasty!”
The sweetness and richness of butter, the savory bread, the salty taste of cheese and ham, and the light taste of egg.
It was perfect toast.
[Street Toast – Chef: Lee Hyun-joon]
- Ingredients: bread, butter, eggs, green onion, carrot, salt, ham, cheddar cheese
A transparent window appeared in front of Yun-a, showing the ingredients and recipe with pictures and text.
The pictures made it easy for her to understand.
“Wow…! I think I can make this too!”
“You can see the steps, right?”
“Yes!”
Hyun-joon smiled and cooked the ingredients.
Even if she was awakened, Yun-a was still only 7 years old, so using fire was dangerous.
“Now, try making it yourself.”
“Yes!!”
Wearing rubber gloves, she looked at the ingredients with a serious expression.
She placed ham on the bread.
She checked the recipe image shown in the system window.
“Egg!”
Following the picture, she stacked the ingredients carefully.
[Finally, cover it with bread to finish.]
“Done! Finished!”
Hyun-joon found Yun-a’s mispronunciation adorable since her front tooth was missing.
“Uncle! Look! I made it!”
“It looks delicious. You did great!”
“Hehe! Uncle, try it!”
“Ha ha, thank you, Yun-a.”
He had to do well.
He had to make it the most delicious food in the world.
‘So Yun-a can gain confidence and love cooking more.’
Hyun-joon took a bite of the toast with a serious expression.
He was impressed.
“This is really delicious, Yun-a!”
Toast doesn’t usually taste that different.
If you add a lot of sugar and butter, it just tastes good.
But this was a bit different.
It was the same recipe he had eaten many times before, but something felt special.
He didn’t even add magic.
‘Maybe it’s because Yun-a made it.’
She only assembled it, but cooking is still cooking.
The memory of eating his niece’s first dish made it special.
“Wow… did Yun-a really make this?”
His sister-in-law, who had just woken up, looked at Yun-a with wide eyes.
“Yeah! Taste it!”
“Hmm! This is amazing!”
“Right? Our Yun-a is a genius.”
“Hehe, genius…”
His older brother, who woke up late, came out.
“Huh? Did Yun-a make this toast?”
“Yes! Dad, try it!”
“Thanks!”
He took a bite excitedly.
“Wow! This is better than something you’d buy! Really! Yun-a is amazing!”
“Thank you, Dad!”
“Hyun-joon, are we really going to sell this today? You got the food truck permit, right?”
“Oh, yeah. I applied yesterday.”
“Chuncheon D-grade. The orc gate, right?”
“Yeah. The one near Bongui Mountain.”
“Nice. Thanks, brother. For helping with the food truck and handling everything.”
“What are you talking about. I should be the one thanking you.”
“Uncle! I want that drink!”
“Alright, later.”
He smiled warmly and put the drink into the cart.
Before opening, they came to the market to buy plenty of ingredients.
‘First, we need kiwi dressing sauce.’
This small sauce alone could double the taste of the toast.
He also bought tuna mayo cans, mozzarella cheese, and corn.
‘Corn cheese toast will be good too. I should sell that.’
He also picked up pizza sauce.
Pizza toast was popular too.
“Hey Hyun-joon. Can I buy one of those drinks too?”
“No.”
“Why? You bought one for Yun-a.”
……
When would this guy grow up?
“Come try some samples~”
“Oh!”
Seeing his brother and Yun-a run toward the word “samples,” he chuckled.
‘He’d make a good friend with Yun-a.’
How did someone like him become the youngest deputy manager at a company?
“Sir, I brought eggs and disposable bowls.”
“Thank you. And… please bring your elementary school son over.”
“…Haha.”
His brother was eating sample dumplings three at a time.
His sister-in-law laughed weakly at the sight.
“He’s cute.”
What?
.
.
They drove to a nearby C-grade gate.
“Brother, what are you doing today?”
“Preparing ingredients and running the counter with your sister-in-law.”
“What about Yun-a?”
“Making sandwiches!”
“Right! Our niece is a genius!”
“Hey, she’s my daughter!”
“She’s my niece too.”
“…Yeah, fine. I’ll just prepare ingredients.”
“Hahaha!”
‘This is happiness.’
He felt glad he returned to Earth.
If not for Yun-a, he might have stayed on the H-clan continent. He could have lived for hundreds of years as a hero with reliable companions.
But now, running a food truck with his family was his dream.
“Its here.”
After talking with his family for about an hour, they arrived at the Chuncheon D-grade gate.
“Good, all the ingredients are ready.”
“You survived an hour in a shaking car.”
“It didn’t shake that much.”
“I must be a good driver.”
“You probably used some ability again.”
“Got caught… hehe.”
“Uncle! Are you super strong? Are you an S-rank hunter?”
“Yeah. Let’s just say I am.”
“Got it! Uncle is amazing! I’ll brag to people!”
“No bragging, Yun-a. Heroes are supposed to stay hidden.”
“Oh… okay! Uncle is like a hero! That’s why you stay hidden!”
…That’s actually true.
“Alright, let’s get ready.”
His sister-in-law took out a parasol and chairs from an inventory and set them up around the truck.
His brother opened the food truck and set up the space.
He placed Yun-a at the counter and stood in front of the pan to start cooking.
When running a food truck, attracting customers depends on the smell.
“…Damn it. The monsters suddenly feel stronger.”
C-rank hunter Lee Jin-ho had just come out of the gate and was starving.
His manager, who used to pack him lunch every day, had quit, so this was one of the first times he came out without food.
‘Should I just join a guild? But I don’t want to lose too much money.’
While thinking, his stomach growled.
“Everyone, come here!! My uncle is really good at cooking!!”
Yun-a’s voice reached Jin-ho.
He immediately ran toward the food truck.
Seeing no line, he felt he was first.
[윤아 Food]
The sign read.
He couldn’t hide his excitement.
‘The sound is quiet, the smell is amazing, and the counter is cute!’
Perfect. If the taste is good, his mood will shoot up.
“Am I first?”
“One basic toast and two beef steak toasts, please!”
“Okay, please sit under the parasol. We’ll bring it to you.”
“Thank you.”
Basic toast: 3,000 won
Beef toast: 5,000 won
He paid 13,000 won and sat on a plastic chair.
‘It’s cool.’
Even though it was summer, it felt cool like there was air conditioning.
That was because Hyun-joon used a cooling ability to make the area comfortable.
sshh—
“Uncle, give it to me!”
“Got it.”
The beef was grilled, and Yun-a added the sauce.
‘Bread, beef, ham, cheese, bread.’
She stacked the ingredients like a robot following the manual.
“Mom!”
She handed the finished toast to her mom, who wrapped it up, while Hyun-joon handed over more grilled ingredients.
‘Hehe.’
It was fun.
Stacking toast faster and faster, and receiving more and more orders.
Everything was so fun.
Normally a child would get tired and give up, but thanks to Hyun-joon’s magic, she didn’t feel tired at all.
‘So fun.’
.
.
“Your toast is ready.”
“Ah! Thank you! I’ll enjoy it!”
Jin-ho held the toast.
He swallowed.
nom
He took a big bite.
“Wow.”
First, he tasted the juicy beef.
Then the sweet buttered bread, salty cheese, and egg.
Finally, the refreshing kiwi dressing.
‘This is the best.’
After finishing a difficult mission, seeing a cute kid and eating delicious toast—it felt like a jackpot.
“…What is this?”
After finishing the toast and standing up, he felt something strange.
‘I’m not tired.’
Normally, after running out of mana, he should feel weak and exhausted.
But he felt full of energy.
Like he could use skills right away.
When he checked his status, he was shocked.
‘M-Mana…’
His mana had been restored.
In just 10 minutes of eating, his mana had recovered by 50%!
‘Is the chef an awakening user with a buff ability? Or healing?’
Or maybe… a purification-type awakener?
He wanted to ask Hyun-joon how this was possible, but he held back.
A long line had already formed due to Yun-a’s voice and the smell of toast.
‘I’ll find them again later and ask.’
He felt like he would see this truck again many times.
